Outer garment or coat



Jan. 25, 1944. s uss 2,340,017

OUTER GARMENT OR COAT Filed March 19, 1943 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

Jan. 25, 1944. RASMUSSEN 2,340,017

OUTER GARMENT 0R COAT Filed March 19, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet Z IN VEN TORV Patented Jan. 25, 1944 UNITED-STATES PATENT OFF-ICE 2,340,017 OUTER GARMENT 0R COAT Gerda Rasmussen, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application March 19, 1943, Serial No. 479,718

3 Claims.

The object of this invention is to provide an outer garment for persons of all ages with gloves or mittens attached to the sleeves in such a manner that they may readily be put on to protect the hands and conveniently be turned back upon the sleeve and secured thereto to prevent loss and not be in the way. Another object of theinvention is to provide a childs coat with mittens so secured as to prevent small children from opening the mittens and thus expose the hands When they should be covered. A coat with gloves attached offers the advantage that the gloves are always ready to put on and when they are turned back upon the sleeves the gloves are out of the way and secured ready to be used. Obviously this is an advantage to men in the armed forces, to workers in the industries and to people engaged in sports. In the drawings illustrating the invention Fig. 1 is a front view of a child's coat provided with mittens according to this invention.

Fig. 2 shows how the mitten is opened and closed,

Fig. 3 illustrates how a glove may be secured to a sleeve.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the other side of the hand, parts being broken away.

Fig. 5 shows the glove folded back upon the sleeve under an elastic band.

Fig. 6 shows a separate glove illustrating a modification.

Referring to Fig. I the garment is a childs coat I8 provided with mittens II and [2. The mitten H is shown in hand covering position. The mitten i2 is shown in use as a cuff. The mittens include the usual four fingers portion l3 and a thumb It. A slide fastener is shown conventionally to close the opening, of the mitten which extends along the outer edge of the hand from the point of the first finger indicated at IE to the wrist i! where the mitten is sewn to the sleeve by a seam I8. If the mitten is in one piece with the sleeve, as for example when the garment is knitted, there is no seam at the wrist.

, It is advantageous to make the mitten of a different color and a different material from the coat for the sake of appearance. The slide 20 of the fastener is provided with a snapper button 2| adapted to engage a snapper base 22 on the inside of the sleeve. Thus a child cannot easily get hold of the slide and open the fastener. Another snapper base 23 is provided on the outside of the sleeve.

The mitten is opened by lifting the edge of the sleeve, see Fig. 2, and taking hold of the slide to detach it from the snapper and then operate the slide to open the fastener. Then the mitten is turned back upon the sleeve to form a cult 24. In this position the slide is snapped on to, the snapper base 23. Because of the long opening of the mitten it is an easy matter to turn it back upon the sleeve around the hand of a child and fasten the cuff. Also because of the long opening and its position along the outer edge of the mitten the cuff is naturally formed into an ornamental heart shape as shown and adds to the appearance of the coat. After unhooking the slide from the snapper 23 the cuff is easily turned to serve again as a mitten and locked to the sleeve. The mitten as herein disclosed is of great advantage in that it cannot be lost and is secured to the sleeve both when serving as a mitten and when turned back as a cuff.

In Figs. 3, 4 and 5 a glove 28 is secured to the sleeve 29 of a coat by snappers 30 or other means. An elastic band 3| is sewn at its ends to the sleeve on the underarm side. The glove is provided with a slide fastener 33 extending from the fingers at 34 to the wrist edge 35. On each side of the opening 36 of the glove near the wrist edge a snapper 30 is provided to close down the corners of the opening as will be understood. When not wanted as a glove, the latter is turned back upon the sleeve and tucked in under the elastic band as shown in Fig. 5. Then the slide 31 is snapped onto a snapper base 40 underneath the band to make sure that the folded glove will remain in position under the band. In Fig. 4 the wrist band is opened when the glove is opened. In Fig. 6 the construction may be modified so that the wrist band 42 is not opened. It often happens that a person must quickly remove the gloves in order to have the hands free. In such case the gloves are often carelessly put into a or if laid aside they may be misplaced. The at tached glove prevents this from happening. Then again, when the glove is turned back and secured it is out of the way and ready to be put on. It will be noted that the glove opening 36 is on the outside 44 of the hand. This leaves the inside 45 of the gloved hand free for taking hold of things the same as with an ordinary glove. This is of advantage for men in the armed forces and industries.

I claim:

1. In a child's outer coat garment, a pair of mittens secured to the free ends of the coat sleeves, each mitten having an opening extending along the finger tip portion and along the outer edge of the hand to the wrist edge 'of the mitten, a slide fastener to close said opening, a slide to pocket and may be lost,

operate the fastener, a snapper button on said slide, a snapper base on the inside of the sleeve to be engaged by said snapper button to lock the slide within the sleeve when the mitten is closed, the open mitten being adapted to be turned back upon the sleeve to form a cuff and another snapper base on the outside of the sleeve adapted to be engaged by said slide snapper button to fasten the free edge of the cuff to the sleeve.

2. In an outer coat garment, a glove secured .to the coat sleeve at the free end thereof, an elastic band on said sleeve on the underarm side of the sleeve and spaced a distance from the wrist, a

snapper base on the inside of said band, the said glove having an opening on the outside of the hand extending from the fingers to the wristedge of the glove, a slide fastener to close said opening,

a slide to operate the fastener, a snapper button the wearer, a slide fastener to close said opening,

a slide to operate said fastener, a snapper button on said slide, a snapper base secured on the outside of the sleeve, said glove 0r mitten being "adapted to be folded back upon the sleeve and the said slide button snapped onto the said slide base to secure the'glove or mitten in folded back position'. GERDA RASMUSSEN. 

